The woman told police she was walking to her car when a man appeared out of nowhere, grabbed the purse from her and ran east through a nearby Kroger parking lot toward an Auto Zone store.

“The victim yelled for help and three citizens began chasing the suspect on foot,” Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chad Allan said in a statement. “The citizens caught the suspect in the parking lot of the Auto Zone.”

Allan said the three people held the suspect for deputies and recovered the woman’s purse.

No one was injured in the incident.

Bell faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the charge against him.

He is scheduled for a pre-exam conference before Judge Gubow at 1 p.m. Tuesday.